Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court Monthly Digest – March 2025
2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 80 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 122Nominal Index:Priyanka Bannerji vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 80Madhabi Puri Buch vs. State, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 81Avinash Dhavji Naik & Anr vs. State of Maharashtra & ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 82Devendra Patil vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 83Sachin Hindurao Waze vs. Union of India, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 84Kartik...
Not An Illegal Migrant, Can't Be Left Stateless: Bombay HC Asks Authorities To Decide Citizenship Plea Of Woman Living In India For 60 Yrs
The Bombay High Court recently ordered the Deputy Collector of Mumbai to decide an application filed by a septuagenarian 'Stateless' woman, who has sought Indian Citizenship after spending 60 years in the country. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Dr Neela Gokhale noted that the petitioner Ila Popat–born in September 1955–had entered India along with her...
Bombay High Court Directs Developer Of Lodha Worli Towers To Collect Maintenance At Rate Agreed Upon Between Parties Until Arbitral Proceedings Are Completed
The Bombay High Court bench of Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan the developer of Lodha World Towers in a petition filed under section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) has been directed to charge the Federation Common Area Maintenance (FCAM) Charges at the rate agreed upon in the agreement executed between the parties, until the arbitral proceedings...
'Black Magic Act Excludes Legitimate Religious Practices': Bombay HC Upholds Discharge Of Swami Accused Of Propagating Black Magic
While upholding the discharge of an accused under the Maharashtra Black Magic Act, the Bombay High Court observed that the object of the Act is to curb harmful practices such as human sacrifice or fraudulent rituals and not legitimate religious practices.Justice R.N. Laddha observed, “The Black Magic Act was enacted to curb harmful practices that posed serious risk to individuals and...
Society Owes Healthy Environment To Children, Won't Permit Dumping Ground Near School: Bombay HC Remarks In Plea Against Waste Disposal Site
In a petition challenging the proposal to set up a Municipal Solid Waste Treatment & Disposal site at a land adjacent to a school, the Bombay High Court orally remarked that it would not permit a dumping ground to be set up near the school.The Court was hearing 2011 petitions filed by a school and village panchayat of Awalkheda village in Taluka Igatpuri of Nashik District.During the...
Booked In Section 498A Case, Actor Hansika Motwani Moves Bombay High Court For Quashing FIR
The Bombay High Court on Thursday issued notice on a petition filed by actor Hansika Motwani and her mother Jyoti Motwani, by which the duo have sought to quash the First Information Report (FIR) lodged against them on charges of cruelty under section section 498-A, at the behest of her sister-in-law Muskan James.A division bench of Justices Sarang Kotwal and Shriram Modak issued the notice...
Anand Teltumbde's Activities Threaten India's Sovereignty; Must Not Be Permitted To Go Abroad, Can Give Lectures Virtually: NIA To Bombay HC
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday told the Bombay High Court that Dalit rights' activist Dr Anand Teltumbde is an active member of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) (CPI-M), and is allegedly involved in activities that pose a 'threat' to the 'sovereignty, security and integrity' of India and thus he should not be permitted to travel to Amsterdam and the United Kingdom...
Bombay High Court Directs State To Explain Steps Taken To Revive Functioning Of Homes For Mentally Challenged Children
In a petition concerning the situation of Homes for Mentally Challenged Children in Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court directed the State government to file a detailed affidavit indicating the number of such Homes in the State and the steps taken to revive the functions of such homes among other things.The case stems from a 2014 petition, where it was alleged that bar dancers were invited to...
Bombay High Court Slaps ₹25K Costs On Industrialist Anil Ambani For Seeking 'Urgent Hearing' In Tax Case
In a setback for industrialist Anil Ambani, the Bombay High Court recently imposed a cost of Rs 25,000 on him for seeking an urgent hearing of his petition challenging the April 2022 notice issued to him by the Income Tax Department.A division bench of Justices Mahesh Sonak and Jitendra Jain said it cannot consider the 'artificial urgency' made up by Ambani, who urged the judges to urgently...
Father Being Addicted To Vices Is No Ground For Mother To Claim Right To Be Single Parent, Mask Child's Paternity In Birth Records: Bombay HC
Even if a father has not seen the face of the child since its birth and is addicted to vices, does not give a right to the mother to become a single parent and mask the paternity of the child in its birth record, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court held recently. A division bench of Justices Mangesh Patil and Yanshivraj Khobragade said parents embroiled in matrimonial disputes,...
Plastic Flowers Not Prohibited Item: Central Govt Tells Bombay High Court In Plea To Ban Plastic Flowers
In a plea seeking a ban on plastic flowers in Maharashtra, the Central Government told the Bombay High Court that there is no restriction on the usage of plastic flowers and that they are not prohibited as single use plastic items.The Union of India (UOI) made this submission in view of a letter written by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on dated 11th September 2023 to the Ministry...